Coal-blackened work clothes of Fushun’s miners dry in the air after work. Along the fence, a poster (with several characters missing) lauds the courage of China’s worker-heroes, and urges everyone to beat the record of production. Fushun’s records: 1949, 2 million tons of coal; 1957, 9.2 million. Quota for 1960, 9.7 million.

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